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EP school rugby preview : 30 May 2015
From EP Rugby:…
What about ’em size restrictions?
This comes up every so often, usually in a context that relates to what happens in New Zealand where size is possibly a much bigger issue in lower age-groups than here in SA.
However as a variant of this I was wondering what would happen if overall team size restrictions were imposed at 1st XV level in SA.…
Craven Week “semis” schedule might require some thinking outside the box
Every year the Craven Week Day 1 and Day 2 fixtures are finalised well in advance and the match-ups generally provide an indication of who stands the better chance of advancing the unofficial final. However the fixtures decision-makers should feel a huge sense of responsibility to ensure they reward the two better teams in both halves of the 20 team split with places in the semis, given the amount of emphasis that is placed on the televised final.…
WP u18 A, B & C teams for trials games vs Boland
In the final trials for WP Craven Week and WP Academy Week places, 64 players have been placed into three Western Province teams to face the Boland Under 18 A, B and C teams in Wellington on Wednesday, 27 May 2015.…
Increased coverage of schoolboy rugby – an opportunity or a threat?
Here is the link to a super article published in the NZ Herald a few weeks ago: …
Bulls u18 team to play the Lions
Haiving losing 29-10 to the Pumas in a friendly on Tuesday night, the Blue Bulls have made seven changes to their squad to face the Lions in a Craven Week warm up game on Tuesday, 26 May 2015…
Grey High beats Queen’s 46-13 – match report
The Grey High SA Schools duo Bosch and Vers were phenomenal. Bosch was absolutely world class. It’s been a topsy-turvy first half of the season for Grey but with plenty of big games still to come, they can still make it a campaign to remember.…
Paarl Gim beats SACS 39-15 – match report
SACS came back down to earth with a bang against Paarl Gimnasium. Playing at home SACS had high hopes of upsetting the Boland powerhouse but it was not to be as they succumbed 39-15 (Half time 22-3) on an overcast morning in Newlands. …
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 23 May 2015
| INFO | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed.20May | Die Anker | – | – | Vereeniging Gim | Beeld | |
| Sat.23May | Northwood | 0 | 17 | Maritzburg College | ||
| Sat.23May | DHS | 21 | 45 | Glenwood | ||
| Sat.23May | Voortrekker (Pmb) | – | – | George Campbell | ||
| Sat.23May | Grey HS | 46 | 13 | Queen’s | Grey Reunion Day | |
| Sat.23May | Stirling | 22 | 51 | Cambridge | ||
| Sat.23May | Selborne | 44 | 19 | St Andrew’s | ||
| Sat.23May | Hudson Park | 8 | 33 | Marlow | ||
| Sat.23May | Dale | 41 | 0 | Port Rex | ||
| Sat.23May | Brandwag | 22 | 12 | Muir | ||
| Sat.23May | Pearson | 15 | 18 | Kingswood | ||
| Sat.23May | Nico Malan | – | – | Otto du Plessis | ||
| Sat.23May | Daniel Pienaar | 25 | 5 | Ithembelihle | ||
| Sat.23May | St Andrew’s School | 20 | 32 | Clifton | ||
| Sat.23May | Sentraal | 0 | 51 | Grey College | ||
| Sat.23May | Grey College Cherries | 29 | 37 | Louis Botha | ||
| Sat.23May | Fichardtpark | 19 | 32 | Jim Fouche | ||
| Sat.23May | AHS Kroonstad | 22 | 23 | Welkom Gim | ||
| Sat.23May | Voortrekker (Beth) | 26 | 8 | Kroonstad | ||
| Sat.23May | Hentie Cilliers | 33 | 13 | HTS Welkom | ||
| Sat.23May | Goudveld | 5 | 19 | Witteberg | ||
| Sat.23May | Upington | 15 | 22 | Diamantveld | ||
| Sat.23May | Parktown | 27 | 25 | St Benedict’s | ||
| Sat.23May | St Stithians | 15 | 36 | Pretoria BH | ||
| Sat.23May | St John’s | 29 | 14 | St David’s | ||
| Sat.23May | EG Jansen | 39 | 12 | Kempton Park | ||
| Sat.23May | Monument | 110 | 7 | Florida | ||
| Sat.23May | Jeugland | 14 | 38 | Marais Viljoen | ||
| Sat.23May | Die Anker | 18 | 11 | Noordheuwel | ||
| Sat.23May | Menlopark | 21 | 31 | Garsfontein | ||
| Sat.23May | Eldoraigne | 34 | 16 | Zwartkop | ||
| Sat.23May | Centurion | 22 | 32 | Wonderboom | ||
| Sat.23May | KES | 12 | 17 | Westville | ||
| Sat.23May | Affies | 28 | 15 | Waterkloof | ||
| Sat.23May | HTS Middelburg | 35 | 33 | Nelspruit | ||
| Sat.23May | Jeppe | 24 | 13 | St Alban’s | ||
| Sat.23May | Riebeeckrand | 6 | 68 | Linden | ||
| Sat.23May | Volkskool Heidelberg | 19 | 20 | Vereeniging Gim | ||
| Sat.23May | Klerksdorp | 32 | 21 | Lichtenburg | ||
| Sat.23May | Oos-Moot | 83 | 6 | Gerrit Maritz | ||
| Sat.23May | Helpmekaar | 73 | 15 | Frikkie Meyer | ||
| Sat.23May | Ben Vorster | 26 | 26 | Rustenburg | ||
| Sat.23May | Hugenote (Springs) | 57 | 33 | Transvalia | ||
| Sat.23May | Middelburg | 59 | 0 | HTS Witbank | ||
| Sat.23May | Potch Gim | 55 | 3 | Wesvalia | ||
| Sat.23May | Brackenfell | 12 | 29 | Bellville | ||
| Sat.23May | Oudtshoorn | 25 | 26 | DF Malan | ||
| Sat.23May | De Kuilen | 0 | 35 | Durbanville | ||
| Sat.23May | Boland Landbou | 37 | 16 | Framesby | ||
| Sat.23May | Bishops | 7 | 12 | HJS Paarl BH | ||
| Sat.23May | Drostdy | 5 | 8 | Hugenote | ||
| Sat.23May | Oakdale | 83 | 10 | Langenhoven Gim | ||
| Sat.23May | Strand | 57 | 6 | Monument Park | ||
| Sat.23May | SACS | 15 | 39 | Paarl Gim | ||
| Sat.23May | Wynberg | 22 | 47 | Paul Roos | ||
| Sat.23May | Tygerberg | 14 | 31 | Rondebosch | ||
| Sat.23May | Primrose | 0 | 72 | Stellenberg | ||
| Sat.23May | Hermanus | 8 | 19 | Worcester Gim |
Waterkloof & Affies meet for the 40th time
The form book suggests that home team Affies are the overwhelming favourites to beat Klofies for the 31st time on Saturday. Klofies was only established in 1979 but they quickly rose to become a major force in the Blue Bulls region.…
Westville can wrap up Grogper ’15 for KZN
With a 13-10 lead, KZN is just one win away from retaining the English Medium Schools Grogper Cup. It could be a done deal by this Saturday if Westville can produce match-winning form in their rematch against the KES.…
Glenwood marketing latches onto KZN selection success
A very brief Glenwood correspondence sent to the media today mentions how privileged they are to have boys chosen to represent various KZN youth week teams. Listed are the names of the 21 in total for the under-18 and under-16 age groups. Full stop. End of media message.…
Boland u18 A & B teams to play WP u18
Boland has named their teams to play Western Province om Wednesday 27 May in the annual fixture. Here are their A & B teams:…
SA u20 Baby Boks Squad for Junior World Championships 2015
From SARugby.net
Vodacom Blue Bulls No 8 Hanro Liebenberg will lead the Junior Springboks at the World Rugby Under-20 Championship in Italy next month, SARU confirmed on Wednesday.…
KZN Probables vs Possibles trial game 2015
The Probables team that played the Possibles after main trials at Woodburn. Pmb on Tuesday 20 May 2015.…
BHP Top 20 – week ending 16 May 2015
| Rank | Team | Avg |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HJS Paarl | 4.60 |
| 2 | Paarl Gim | 4.50 |
| 3 | Paul Roos | 4.44 |
| 4 | SACS | 3.84 |
| 5 | Monument | 3.83 |
| 6 | Affies | 3.83 |
| 7 | Michaelhouse | 3.79 |
| 8 | Nelspruit | 3.77 |
| 9 | Grey College | 3.75 |
| 10 | EG Jansen | 3.68 |
| 11 | Oakdale | 3.66 |
| 12 | Outeniqua | 3.56 |
| 13 | Bishops | 3.51 |
| 14 | Grey PE | 3.44 |
| 15 | Jeppe | 3.40 |
| 16 | Selborne | 3.34 |
| 17 | Maritzburg College | 3.21 |
| 18 | Noord-Kaap | 3.20 |
| 19 | Waterkloof | 3.19 |
| 20 | Worcester Gim | 3.16 |
Queen’s beats Graeme 31-0 – match report
Queen’s College took on hosts, Graeme College, in Grahamstown this past weekend. The match was played in near perfect conditions, which was conducive for running rugby. Queen’s won the toss and played with the gentle breeze at their backs.…
SACS beats Rondebosch 27-15 – match report
For the second week in a row The South African College High School (SACS) travelled a short distance down the road to one of their traditional Southern Suburb rivals, this time Rondebosch Boys’ High. Once again the hosts were firm favourites, most of their largely Grade 12 team, having never lost a Southern Suburbs derby in their High School careers. For the second week in a row SACS started slowly conceding an early lead before coming back to win 27-15 (Half-time 10-8). …
Kearsney beats Maritzburg College 23-20 – match report
Kearsney’s 23-20 victory was only their tenth win ever against Maritzburg College but significantly also their fourth in the last five meetings between the two schools. Although the 43-point match turned out to be one of those heart-stoppers involving the lead changing hands eight times and the outcome being undecided until the final whistle, it wasn’t the prettiest of affairs, as relentless defenders either spoiled or got pinged for trying too hard to upset the other side’s attempts to play attractive attacking rugby. There were also a few quality issues surrounding set-pieces.…
School Rugby fixtures & results – week ending 16 May 2015
| INFO | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed.13May | Vereeniging Gim | 18 | 8 | Noordheuwel | ||
| Sat.16May | Hilton | 66 | 10 | Clifton | ||
| Sat.16May | Westville | 25 | 0 | Pretoria BH | ||
| Sat.16May | Kearsney | 23 | 20 | Maritzburg College | ||
| Sat.16May | Michaelhouse | 78 | 3 | Northwood | ||
| Sat.16May | George Campbell | 0 | 34 | DHS | ||
| Sat.16May | St Charles | 76 | 0 | KZN Development | ||
| Sat.16May | Graeme | 0 | 36 | Queen’s | ||
| Sat.16May | St Andrew’s | 24 | 21 | Cambridge | ||
| Sat.16May | Hudson Park | 71 | 10 | Stirling | ||
| Sat.16May | Grens | 17 | 22 | Dale | ||
| Sat.16May | Selborne | 21 | 51 | Grey College | ||
| Sat.16May | Kingswood | 38 | 26 | Port Rex | ||
| Sat.16May | Jim Fouche | 16 | 25 | Sentraal | ||
| Sat.16May | Fichardtpark | 17 | 42 | Louis Botha | ||
| Sat.16May | Hentie Cilliers | 14 | 66 | Welkom Gim | ||
| Sat.16May | HTS Welkom | 5 | 62 | Voortrekker (Beth) | ||
| Sat.16May | Kroonstad | 15 | 58 | Witteberg | ||
| Sat.16May | Goudveld | 5 | 33 | AHS Kroonstad | ||
| Sat.16May | Duineveld | 3 | 8 | Upington | ||
| Sat.16May | Parktown | 26 | 32 | St John’s | ||
| Sat.16May | St Alban’s | 38 | 9 | St Andrew’s School | ||
| Sat.16May | St David’s | 22 | 22 | Randpark | ||
| Sat.16May | St Stithians | 17 | 25 | Noordheuwel | ||
| Sat.16May | Monument | 108 | 0 | Rustenburg | ||
| Sat.16May | Garsfontein | 27 | 25 | Waterkloof | ||
| Sat.16May | Wonderboom | 13 | 23 | Eldoraigne | ||
| Sat.16May | Affies | 92 | 0 | KES | ||
| Cancelled | Sat.16May | Menlopark | x | x | Glenwood | |
| Sat.16May | Nelspruit | 48 | 10 | HTS Witbank | ||
| Sat.16May | Middelburg | 26 | 41 | HTS Middelburg | ||
| Sat.16May | Ermelo | 46 | 28 | Hoogenhout | ||
| MV canc’d | Sat.16May | EG Jansen | x | x | Marais Viljoen | |
| Sat.16May | Kempton Park | 45 | 26 | Jeugland | ||
| Sat.16May | Klerksdorp | 34 | 12 | Potch Volkskool | ||
| Sat.16May | Jeppe | 36 | 13 | St Benedict’s | ||
| Sat.16May | Pietersburg | 28 | 58 | Helpmekaar | ||
| Sat.16May | Linden | 36 | 20 | Randburg | ||
| Sat.16May | Louis Trichardt | 7 | 64 | Ben Vorster | ||
| Sat.16May | Hugenote (Springs) | 29 | 37 | Volkskool Heidelberg | ||
| Sat.16May | Centurion | 26 | 8 | Montana | ||
| Sat.16May | Oos-Moot | 43 | 6 | Tuine | ||
| Sat.16May | Transvalia | 42 | 14 | Oosterlig | ||
| Sat.16May | Brackenfell | 17 | 29 | Bishops | ||
| Sat.16May | HJS Paarl BH | 29 | 24 | Boland Landbou | ||
| Sat.16May | Oakdale | 34 | 13 | Drostdy | ||
| Sat.16May | Oudtshoorn | 28 | 22 | Langenhoven Gim | ||
| Sat.16May | Stellenberg | 16 | 22 | Outeniqua | ||
| Sat.16May | Paul Roos | 21 | 23 | Paarl Gim | ||
| Sat.16May | Rondebosch | 15 | 27 | SACS | ||
| Sat.16May | Wynberg | 36 | 21 | Strand | ||
| Sat.16May | Bellville | 41 | 13 | Swartland | ||
| Sat.16May | Durbanville | 12 | 61 | Tygerberg | ||
| Sat.16May | Hugenote | 13 | 38 | Worcester Gim |
Grey Bloem hope to end their 3 game losing streak
It’s almost never that one gets to use the terms Grey College and losing streak in the same sentence. SA’s most successful rugby school has lost three in a row but will be hoping to get their injury hampered season back on course with a win in East London. …
WPRU puts the brakes on Paul Roos’s squad system
Leading rugby schools in Western Province were summoned to attend a meeting at headquarters earlier this week, where they were told that the use of the squad system which involves using fresh reserves off the bench for 1st XV inter-schools matches, would no longer be permitted.…
Valke ambition gets a Craven Week cold shoulder
With 13 of the power EG Jansen team in their squad of 22, it’s reasonable to expect the Valke to be a handful for any top provincial under-18 team they come up against this season. Their Craven Week schedule may however not do them justice. …
KZN u16 Final Trials – teams
At Woodburn Stadium, Pietermaritzburg 19 May 2015…
EP’s Meyer Sauerman Tournament 2015
THE annual Meyer Sauerman Tournament will take place at Brandwag on Saturday (May 16).
The tournament features the final trials teams in the U18 and U16 age-groups, after which the teams for the interprovincials in July will be chosen.…
EP school rugby preview – 16 May 2015
From EP Rugby:
THERE will be plenty to play for when the Meyer Sauerman tournament takes place at Brandwag in Uitenhage on Saturday (May 16) as players from around the province vie for spots in the provincial teams for the junior weeks to be played in July.…